Ireland’s latest bout of hot weather looks set to come crashing down in thunderstorms very soon as a low pressure system dominates once again.
According to weather experts, there is still uncertainty around the fate of Sunday’s weather, but satellite models are showing a risk of heavy showers and thunderstorms in some areas.
Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather took to Twitter and said: “Still uncertainty around Sunday but once again the ECWMF model shows a risk of heavy showers for some areas with thunderstorms possible.”
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Despite the expected washout, Met Eireann’s forecast says it will be “another hot day on Sunday with sunshine to start, but there's an increased likelihood of showers, and they could be heavy. Temperatures 25 to 29 degrees with light easterly breezes."
Before this change however, “high pressure will dominate conditions and most days this week will be dry, warm and sunny with light winds. Sea breezes will form in the afternoons for a couple of hours. Nights will be dry and clear.”
Ahead of the change, it will be a dry, warm and sunny today with highest temperatures of 23 to 26 degrees - highest in some parts of Munster and Leinster.
Winds will be calm in most places with a sea breeze developing in the afternoon. There will be a moderate southwest wind that will keep it cooler on the coast of Connacht and the west coast of Ulster.
Thursday will be another warm, dry and sunny day. It will be hottest once again in Munster and Leinster and cooler along coasts of Connacht and west Ulster.
Highest temperatures will range from 24 to 28 degrees in light winds, with a sea breeze developing once again in the afternoon.
Friday and Saturday will be hot and sunny with a low chance of isolated showers and highest temperatures of 25 to 28 or 29 degrees - hottest inland.
After Sunday’s arrival of rain, Met Eireann has predicted that next week will “temperatures fall back closer to average for the time of year from next Monday with low pressure taking over and bringing showers.”
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